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1912 Major League Baseball season

Summary

The 1912 Major League Baseball season began on April 11, 1912. The regular season ended on October 6, with the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the ninth modern World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 8 on October 16. The Red Sox defeated the Giants, four games to three (with one tie).

1912 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – October 16, 1912
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Tris Speaker (BRS)
NL: Larry Doyle (NYG)
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upWashington Senators
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsBoston Red Sox
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1912 MLB season
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1912 MLB season
National League

This was the second of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each league.

During the season, Harper's Weekly conducted a detailed accounting of the expenses of major league clubs, reaching a figure of approximately $175,000 to $200,000.[1]

Teams edit

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois White Sox Park 28,000
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000
New York Highlanders New York, New York Hilltop Park 16,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 11,000
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers New York, New York Washington Park 18,800
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 16,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 23,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000

Schedule edit

The 1912 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

Opening Day, April 11, featured all sixteen teams, only the second time every team has started their season on the same day (first being two years prior with the 1910 season). The final day of the regular season was on October 6. The World Series took place between October 8 and October 16.

Standings edit

Postseason edit

Bracket edit

World Series
   
AL Boston Red Sox 4
NL New York Giants 3

Managers edit

League leaders edit

American League edit

National League edit

Awards and honors edit

Home field attendance edit

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Giants[2] 103 4.0% 638,000 -5.5% 8,395
Chicago White Sox[3] 78 1.3% 602,241 3.3% 7,721
Boston Red Sox[4] 105 34.6% 597,096 18.5% 7,655
Philadelphia Athletics[5] 90 -10.9% 517,653 -14.5% 6,723
Chicago Cubs[6] 91 -1.1% 514,000 -10.8% 6,590
Detroit Tigers[7] 69 -22.5% 402,870 -16.9% 5,301
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] 93 9.4% 384,000 -11.1% 5,120
Washington Senators[9] 91 42.2% 350,663 43.2% 4,496
Cincinnati Reds[10] 75 7.1% 344,000 14.7% 4,468
Cleveland Naps[11] 75 -6.3% 336,844 -17.1% 4,375
Philadelphia Phillies[12] 73 -7.6% 250,000 -39.9% 3,333
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers[13] 58 -9.4% 243,000 -9.7% 3,197
New York Highlanders[14] 50 -34.2% 242,194 -19.9% 3,187
St. Louis Cardinals[15] 63 -16.0% 241,759 -46.0% 3,140
St. Louis Browns[16] 53 17.8% 214,070 2.9% 2,710
Boston Braves[17] 52 18.2% 121,000 4.3% 1,532

References edit

  1. ^ Harper's Weekly, August 31, 1912, "The Dollars Behind the Baseball Diamond."
  2. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

External links edit

  • 1912 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Retrieved January 14, 2018